Birthday Honours 1938
— Richard William Alan GBE
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
• For political and public services
“For political and public services.”
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) · 1938
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— Richard William Alan
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
“For political and public services.”
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The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 1 times in the Birthday Honours List 1938.
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For political and public services.
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire · 1938
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
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Published 14 June 1938.
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